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Finn, Julian and Petrilli use the phrase "The Whole Enchilada" to describe: |
| | A) | agreement among the states with respect to educational standards. |
| | B) | eliminating the NCLB legislation. |
| | C) | a national system of testing run by the federal government. |
| | D) | the impact of globalization on our educational system. |
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Uzzell uses the phrase "vote with their feet." What does he mean? |
| | A) | empower individual families to transfer to schools of their choice. |
| | B) | encourage teachers to go on strike to protest NCLB. |
| | C) | organize parent groups to attend legislative sessions. |
| | D) | encourage students to walk out of standardized testing sessions. |
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Thomas W. Washburne asserts that the state's compelling interest in education is limited to two areas. Those areas are: |
| | A) | civic and patriotism. |
| | B) | civic and political. |
| | C) | civic and economic. |
| | D) | civic and socialization. |
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Rob Reich believes that homeschooling can be defended when it is: |
| | A) | blended with some school attendance. |
| | B) | for children aged 5-10. |
| | C) | delivering the public school curriculum. |
| | D) | properly regulated. |
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Swaim points out that most teachers who work with young adolescents: |
| | A) | are strong advocates of the middle school concept. |
| | B) | do not have specific middle-school certification. |
| | C) | are well-prepared in their subject areas. |
| | D) | want to be high school teachers. |
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The position paper of the National Middle School Association states that: |
| | A) | human relationships are paramount. |
| | B) | grades 6-8 provide the best configuration for middle schools. |
| | C) | academic preparation for high school is paramount. |
| | D) | no middle school class should have more than 20 students enrolled. |
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Gaylor asserts all of the following except: |
| | A) | school prayer proponents mistake government neutrality toward religion as hostility. |
| | B) | a school prayer amendment would attack the heart of the Bill of Rights. |
| | C) | even Jesus was against school prayer. |
| | D) | student initiated and voluntary prayers are the only forms of prayers that should be allowed in our schools. |
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McConnell believes that: |
| | A) | secularism is an ideology in competition with religious ideology. |
| | B) | government neutrality regarding religion is working well. |
| | C) | the First Amendment needs modification. |
| | D) | Supreme court decisions regarding religious issues have been consistent over the past 40 years. |
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In the decision written by Justice Thomas, he stated: |
| | A) | schools need "individualized suspicion" to conduct drug testing. |
| | B) | schools are bound by "probable cause" requirements. |
| | C) | schools do not need "individualized suspicion to conduct drug testing. |
| | D) | students have no rights to privacy while at school. |
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In her opinion Ruth Bader Ginsburg declared: |
| | A) | the legality of a school search should depend simply on the reasonableness, under all of the circumstances, of the search. |
| | B) | the legality of a school search depends on the existence of probable cause. |
| | C) | the legality of a school search depends on a clear and present danger to students. |
| | D) | the legality of a school search is based on the judgment of school officials regarding its necessity. |
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The Center for Education Reform (CER) reported all of the following key findings from its 2006-07 survey except: |
| | A) | charter schools receive fewer public dollars than other public schools. |
| | B) | charter schools outperform other public schools on mandated standardized tests. |
| | C) | charter schools remain smaller than conventional public schools. |
| | D) | charter schools continue to serve a disproportionate share of at-risk and minority children. |
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Bella Rosenberg in her article made the following statement: |
| | A) | consistent with our data, the new National Assessment of Educational Progress NAEP) shows that the more autonomy a charter school has, the worse it does. |
| | B) | charter schools are more expensive to run than traditional schools. |
| | C) | it turns out that charter schools enroll a statistically significant higher proportion of special education students than regular public schools do. |
| | D) | students in charter schools that were open for a longer time did better (on NAEP tests) than students in newer charter schools. |
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Under NCLB, parents whose children are attending schools that have not made adequate progress for four years may choose a new school. Lytle stated: |
| | A) | this has become a very popular and widely utilized option. |
| | B) | the availability of this option has caused low performing schools to improve. |
| | C) | this option has been notably unsuccessful. |
| | D) | this option should be eliminated. |
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In her article McColl explained that the spending clause of the Constitution: |
| | A) | does not allow Congress to enact legislation in areas under the control of states. |
| | B) | allows Congress to enact legislation in areas over which it otherwise has no authority, if the legislation is in the form of a contract. |
| | C) | provides Congress with the authority to force states to adhere to legislation that is in the general welfare of the nation. |
| | D) | establishes that is the obligation of the states to fully understand any ambiguities in the contract offered by Congress. |
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In the Public Agenda report all of the following were proposals to deal with persistent troublemakers in schools except: |
| | A) | zero-tolerance policies. |
| | B) | give principals more authority to handle discipline as they see fit. |
| | C) | corporal punishment. |
| | D) | consistently enforcing the little rules. |
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In the Public Agenda report what percentage of teachers stated that they have seriously considered quitting because of student discipline and behavior: |
| | A) | 12% |
| | B) | 34% |
| | C) | 56% |
| | D) | 75% |
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In his article Vander Ark stated that research studies show all of the following except: |
| | A) | small schools have higher attendance rates. |
| | B) | students in small schools have higher grade point averages. |
| | C) | gifted students do better in small schools. |
| | D) | small schools have lower drop out rates. |
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Vander Ark suggested that for small schools to be successful it is important that they: |
| | A) | have more funding per pupil than larger schools. |
| | B) | have autonomy. |
| | C) | are cost effective. |
| | D) | utilize democratic decision-making. |
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In their article Noguera and Cohen stated that silence and inaction (by educators regarding the Iraq war) are nothing more than: |
| | A) | intellectual cowardice. |
| | B) | a form of complicity with the status quo. |
| | C) | an approach to cause students to make up their own minds. |
| | D) | a misconception of patriotism. |
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Noguera and Cohen asserted that there are parallels between claims by Vice-President Cheney about the war in Iraq and: |
| | A) | equally misleading claims by the Johnson Administration during the Vietnam War. |
| | B) | equally misleading claims by Vice-President Agnew about Watergate. |
| | C) | equally misleading claims by President McKinley about the Spanish-American War. |
| | D) | equally misleading claims by President Truman during the Korean conflict. |
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The SIECUS Guidelines include several key concepts that are deemed essential areas of learning or young people. All of the following are key concepts except: |
| | A) | sexual behavior. |
| | B) | sexual health. |
| | C) | sexual vocabulary. |
| | D) | human development. |
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The SIECUS guidelines have established that the primary goal of sexuality education is to: |
| | A) | promote adult sexual health |
| | B) | protect children |
| | C) | present accurate information |
| | D) | reduce teenage pregnancies |
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According to Leonard Sax, who believes that single-sex classrooms are better for students, a pattern of results, found in most studies worldwide, reveal that the highest achievement is attained by: |
| | A) | boys at co-ed schools. |
| | B) | girls at co-ed schools. |
| | C) | girls at single-sex schools. |
| | D) | boys at single-sex schools. |
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The AAUW's position stated that all of the following elements have been documented as successful in fostering an improved educational environment except: |
| | A) | small, single-sex schools. |
| | B) | large, single-sex schools. |
| | C) | small, co-ed schools. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Kohn presents research that argues that if student scores in a course fall into a normal distribution (bell curve) that does not represent: |
| | A) | teaching failure. |
| | B) | a symbol of rigor. |
| | C) | a predictable pattern. |
| | D) | a symbol of good evaluation procedures. |
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Kohn is disturbed by the possibility that in institutions of higher learning, the paramount question for students is |
| | A) | "What does this mean?" |
| | B) | "Why are we doing it this way?" |
| | C) | "Is there going to be extra credit?" |
| | D) | "Do we have to know this?" |
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In Dunne's interview with John Buell, he suggested that one cause of increased homework is because: |
| | A) | teachers are asked to cover more than they can be reasonably expected to accomplish in the classroom they often have to send assignments home. |
| | B) | teachers want parents to become more involved in their children's education and homework is one way to accomplish this. |
| | C) | teachers want to provide students with additional means to obtain better grades. |
| | D) | teachers are required by legislation to increase homework. |
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Buell in speaking about how homework discriminates states that: |
| | A) | 1/2 of American children grow up in poverty. |
| | B) | 1/3 of American children grow up in poverty |
| | C) | 1/4 of American children grow up in poverty. |
| | D) | 1/5 of American children grow up in poverty. |
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The Josephson survey reported that with respect to fair play: |
| | A) | there were no differences in the attitudes and behavior of male and female athletes. |
| | B) | male athletes expressed a deeper commitment to honesty and fair play. |
| | C) | female athletes expressed a deeper commitment to honesty and fair play. |
| | D) | the differences between male and female athletes depended on the type of sport played. |
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The Josephson survey reported that with respect to cheating and rule breaking: |
| | A) | boys engaged in baseball, football and basketball are more likely to cheat on the field and in school than boys involved in other sports. |
| | B) | there are no significant differences among the various sports. |
| | C) | boys playing two or more sports are more likely to cheat on the field and in school than boys involved in only one sport. |
| | D) | boys playing on varsity teams are more likely to cheat on the field and in school than boys playing at lower levels. |
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In Monke's article he makes the point that preparing children for a high tech society does not necessarily warrant: |
| | A) | strengthening their self-discipline. |
| | B) | strengthening their early participation with high-tech tools. |
| | C) | strengthening their moral judgment. |
| | D) | strengthening their empathy. |
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In Monke's article he reports research that the current generation of elementary students, because of time spent with computers, games, and TV, will have fewer face-to- face encounters than the previous generation by an estimated: |
| | A) | 10 percent |
| | B) | 20 percent |
| | C) | 30 percent |
| | D) | 50 percent |
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In the Byrnes article it is stated that appropriate accommodations do not lower expectations, rather they: |
| | A) | make the involved activity or material more meaningful. |
| | B) | increase access. |
| | C) | they make the involved student more comfortable. |
| | D) | they allow the involved student to demonstrate his/her skills and/or knowledge. |
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In the Kaufman, et al. article the authors state that the emphasis in special education has shifted away from all of the following except: |
| | A) | responsibility. |
| | B) | normalization. |
| | C) | independence. |
| | D) | competence. |
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In the Patriotism for All article, the statement is made that the most telling indicator that the character education movement builds its educational claims on flawed scientific method and unfounded psychological and social theory is: |
| | A) | no one can actually define character education. |
| | B) | there is an absence of any study published in peer-reviewed journals that would support character education. |
| | C) | there is no way to show that character education actually works. |
| | D) | proponents of character education only present anecdotal evidence. |
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In the Patriotism for All article, it is stated that most social psychologists would have us: |
| | A) | transform the structure of the classroom rather than to try to remake the students. |
| | B) | provide students with real life examples of good character. |
| | C) | take time in school to discuss character issues. |
| | D) | introduce students to concepts of character from other societies. |
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